(1) McCumiskey,A - Tunks,D [A41]
Portsmouth League Emsworth, 21.10.2002
[Andrew McCumiskey]



1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bf4
London System

3...Nf6 4.e3 g6 5.Be2 Bg7 6.h3 0-0 7.0-0 Nd7 8.c3 e5 9.Bg5
Bh2 is book, but Black is better.

9...Qe8 10.Re1 h6 11.Bh4 f5 12.c4 e4 13.Nfd2 f4! 14.exf4 Nxd4!?
Bishop takes is stronger

15.Nc3 Nc5
[ 15...Nf5 allows 16.Nd5 Qf7 17.Nxc7 Rb8 18.Bg4+/- ]

16.Nd5 Qf7?!
[ 16...Rf7 17.Bg4 Nf5 18.Bxf5 Bxf5-/+ is better ]

17.Rb1
[ 17.Be7 Re8 18.Nxc7 Qxe7 19.Nxa8 Be6 20.Bg4 Rxa8 21.Nxe4 Bxg4 22.hxg4 Nxe4 ; 17.Be7 Re8 18.Nxc7 Qxe7 19.Nxa8 Be6-/+ only serves to activate Black's pieces]

17...Nf5 18.Bg3 Bd4
[ 18...Nxg3 19.fxg3 Bf5 20.g4 Bd7-/+ ]

19.Kh2!?
[ 19.Nf1 is more solid]

19...c6 20.b4 cxd5 21.bxc5 e3 22.Bf3? dxc4?
[ 22...exd2 23.Bxd5 Qxd5 24.cxd5 dxe1Q 25.Qxe1 Bxc5 is winning for Black]

23.Nxc4 exf2 24.Bxf2 Qxc4 25.Rc1 Qxc1
the alternatives are not good

26.Bd5+ Kh7 27.Qxc1 Bxf2 28.Re2 Bxc5 29.g4!!
forcing the Knight back

29...Nd4?
[ 29...Ng7 30.Re7 Bd4 31.Bf7 h5 32.Qc2 Rxf7 33.Rxf7 hxg4 34.Qd3 g3+ 35.Kxg3 Be6 36.Rxb7 is very hard for White to win]

30.Re7+ Kh8 31.Qb1!!
the winning move

31...Rf6
adjournment position 1-0